Employment Law

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a decision by several police forces to oblige some of their older officers to retire was not age discrimination as it was the only way to reduce staffing levels following budget cuts.

Thousands of large companies and organisations now have to publish their gender pay gap figures as part of the government's drive to reduce the pay differential between men and women.

Employers can ban the wearing of "any political, philosophical or religious sign" including headscarves as long as the requirement to "dress neutrally" applies to all employees.

A teacher who was dismissed after suffering a long illness following an attack by a pupil has won her discrimination claim.

An employee has protected her pension rights after winning a dispute with the NHS over when her contract came to an end.

Employment law is a fast-changing area and as an employer you need to stay up to date with developments to ensure that you are acting lawfully. Most employment law changes take place in April and October each year. JPP looks at what is happening in April 2017 and what you need to do.

An employee who claimed he was bullied at work has lost his claim for constructive dismissal.

A plumber who carried out jobs on behalf of a plumbing company should be classed as a "worker" under the Employment Rights Act, not a self-employed contractor.

A golf expert who secured multi-million pound sponsorship deals has won his unfair dismissal claim against the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA).

Sainsbury's was entitled to dismiss an employee for gross misconduct after he failed to carry out key company policy concerning staff engagement.